The
ADCC Submission Fighting tournements are competitions open to
practitioners and athlets coming from any grappling/wrestling discipline,
martial art, team or Federation, as long as they know the rules and the regulation applied (Official Abu Dhabi
Championship Rules).

The
fighting area must be a 8 m x 8 m tatame, at least, where the only presences
admitted are the ADCC referees and the fighting athlets with one respective
coach waiting at the corner: other athlets preparing for the
next matches are
not allowed to stopover in the area, even in the case of warming-up, but
they could stay in the area appropriately reserved to them
(warming up area or in the stand seats).

The
two athlets enter into the tatami reaching the center of
the fighting area, the first one called has to wear the
related colored wrist-band: after the salutation to each
other and to the referee, they can start the fighting at the
referee “FIGHT!” call.

The
following protections are admitted but not mandatory: mouthpiece, groin protection, ear protection, elbow or knee padded
protection without steel or plastic rigid parts and wrestling shoes. GI,
kimono, T-shirts and rashguard are optional.

It
is not allowed
to wear metal objects of any nature.

If
the fighters go out of the fighting area, the referee will
call "STOP!" and the fight will restart in the
center of the mat, with the fighters in the same
position they were when they left the mat or when they
were stopped. If the fighters were standing, they will start again
standing facing each other in the center of the fighting
area.

The
competion has always to be based on sportsmenship and fairplay and all the
fighters must know and understand that:

The
athlet is the first person to have a serious and upstanding martial
behaviour toward his opponent fighter and trainer, toward all the referees
staff. Trainers must have the same behaviour otherwise disciplinary actions
could be applied to their fighters and team;

Referees’
decisions/judging cannot be overruled during the competition. We will be enforcing fully the
zero tollerance rule of these respecting, threatening with physical
violence or verbally abusing referees and their staff for the entirety of
the events. The full understanding and knowledge of the rules are requested
to coaches and athlets, also to avoid any kind of misunderstandings;

Techniques
have always to be applied without violence and
unsportsmenship: zero
tollerance will be applied for any kind of uncorrect and violent behaviour.

COMPETITION

Direct
elimination tournement.

If the winner of the match
decides not to continue, he will be replaced by his losing opponent.

POINTS

Takedown

(ends
inside guard or half guard)

Takedown

2
points

Sweep
or Reversal

(ends
inside guard or half-guard)

Sweep / Reversal

2
points

Mount position

Mount position

2
points

Knee on Stomach

Knee
on Stomach

2
points

Back Mount with hooks

Back Mount

3
points

Passing the Guard

Passing the Guard

3
points

Clean Takedown

(ends
passed the guard)

Clean Takedown

4
points

Clean Sweep
or Reversal

(ends
passed the guard)

Clean Sweep / Reversal

4
points

Each
position must be established for three seconds (3) in order for
points to be awarded. When changing multiple positions, points will be
awarded only for the position that has been established for three
(3) seconds and that has not been countered by neutral positions or by
opponent defense lasting at least 3 seconds. The 3 seconds rule is also
applied to define if fighters position is standing or on the ground.

PENALTIES

Walking
back avoiding to engage the fight, passivity in standing or ground fighting
:

The
passive fighter will be warned twice and then he will be punished for
passivity : -
1 point;

After
the third warning, the penalty will be applied at each warning
: -
1 point;

When
a fighter disengages from contact and start backing up avoiding to fight
and to clinch : -
1 point;

When a fighter from
standing pull down his opponent in his guard: -
1 point;

When
a fighter voluntarely jumps into the guard or goes from the standing
position to a non standing position by any means and remains down for three
seconds (3) or more : -
1 point .

If
any coach or competitor disrespects, threatens or abuses the referee,
his staff and/or other competitors, in any shape or form, they will be
immediately disqualified from the competition together with the team.
According to the gravity of the situation the competitor and/or the
coach and/or the team will be banned from events organized by ADCC Circuit
and its partners.

WAYS
TO WIN

Submission:
if one competitor gives up by tapping the leg, the arm or verbally;

Points:
by score points at the end of the fighting time;

Referee
decision:

if
the referee feels one competitor is unable to defend himself or to give
up by tapping the mat, the referee will declare the winner. These
rules will be applied even if the referee realizes that one competitor’s
life is in danger;

if
one
fighter breaks the rules twice, he will be disqualified by the referee.
In case of uncorrect or extremely violent behaviours the referee can
immediately disqualify the athlet;

injury
or bleeding cut: the referee will stop the match for maximum five minutes
(5) to permit the medical treatments and eventually the mat cleaning. If
the injured fighter is not able to continue the fight, the opponent will
be declared winner. If one fighter intentionally hurts the opponent, he
will be immediately disqualified.

COMPETITORS
DIVISION

MEN CLASS A Champions:
professional
and advanced fighters, over 18 years-old

In
the finals of each division, for the first part of the match without points,
only negative points will be awarded.

One 2 minutes extra round is applied in
the case of a draw, negative and positive points are called since the
beginning of fight.

The winner will be declared by referee decision in the
case of a draw at the end of the extra round; the
referees can call a second extra round just in case the
judgment of the result is still draw and
doubtful.

No
Full Nelson, no Crucifix lock standing or on the round, no Cross face
guillotine head lock. Half Nelson is allowed because
the fighter can move one side of the body and
defending himself;

Intentionally
takedown landing on the head or on the neck;

No
use of T-shirts or shorts to hold the opponent is allowed;

No
intentionally slam the opponent to open his guard (unjustified
slam). Only justified slam is
allowed (for defending a submission attempt).

BEGINNERS,
WOMEN and JUNIORES - LEGAL TECNIQUES

Any
kind of choke (except for using the hand to close the wind pipe);

Any
armbar, shoulder lock, elbow lock or wrist lock;

Any
legbar and the ankle lock (applied with hands control
in figure four position). Heel hook NOT allowed.

BEGINNERS,
WOMEN and JUNIORES - ILLEGAL TECNIQUES

No
neck lock or neck crank of any kind;

No
heel hook. No knee lock (twisting motion not allowed);

No
slam action of any kind (justidied and unjustified slam
are both NOT allowed);

No
takedown the opponent holding only his head or by twisting his
head;

No
striking/kicking of any kind;

No
eye gouging or fish hooking;

No
grabbing the ears;

No
hair pulling;

No
biting;

No
thumbing, scratching and pinching;

No
finger or toe holds (at least 4 fingers has to be controlled);

No
touching or hitting the groin area;

No
slippery substances allowed on body or clothing;

Not
Allowed and Danger: No
Full Nelson, no Crucifix lock standing or on the round, no Cross face
guillotine head lock. Half Nelson is allowed because
the fighter can move one side of the body and
defending himself;

No
intentional take down the opponent, landing him on the head or on the neck;

No
use of T-shirts
or shorts to hold the opponent is allowed;

Fighters
and trainers must have full knowledge and comprehension of the rules.

During
the competition the video proof is not admitted and referees don't have to
give technical explanations about rules.

Referees’
decisions/judging cannot be overruled during the competition; trainers
and/or fighters have the right to file a precise written claim within 48
hours from the end of the competition.